Comments on: U.S. Carriers Become Dumb Pipes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: metro pcs http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html/comment-page-1#comment-237954 metro pcs Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:12:09 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html#comment-237954 its about time they all goto the unlimited model<br>consumers are tired of being ripped off its about time they all goto the unlimited model
consumers are tired of being ripped off

]]> By: Antoine of MMM/Brighthand http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html/comment-page-1#comment-218680 Antoine of MMM/Brighthand Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:18:23 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html#comment-218680 A bit early, but yes, this is essentially finally happening. Unfortnuately, until the adoption of devices in the mid- and high-end increase, we will still see no attempts on the side of carriers to greatly improve network quality and reliability. Honestly speaking, I don't think any carrier can afford to have even 50% of their users maximizing their networks. If they could, then the pipes would have already been bursting in some areas with atypical usage. <em>Antoine of MMM/Brighthand's last blog post..<a href='http://mobileministrymagazine.com/2008/02/carnival-of-mobilists-112.html' rel="nofollow">Carnival of the Mobilists 112</a></em> A bit early, but yes, this is essentially finally happening. Unfortnuately, until the adoption of devices in the mid- and high-end increase, we will still see no attempts on the side of carriers to greatly improve network quality and reliability.

Honestly speaking, I don’t think any carrier can afford to have even 50% of their users maximizing their networks. If they could, then the pipes would have already been bursting in some areas with atypical usage.

Antoine of MMM/Brighthand’s last blog post..Carnival of the Mobilists 112

]]> By: Telco Dilemma Series: 1. the cost of unlimited & ARPU http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html/comment-page-1#comment-218646 Telco Dilemma Series: 1. the cost of unlimited & ARPU Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:13:03 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html#comment-218646 [...] I mentioned in the preface post, SMS Text news has a post “US Carriers become dumb [...] [...] I mentioned in the preface post, SMS Text news has a post “US Carriers become dumb [...]

]]> By: The Telco Dilemma Series. http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html/comment-page-1#comment-218642 The Telco Dilemma Series. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:22:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html#comment-218642 [...] been thinking about the implication of the $99 unlimited packages hitting the US shops and what the impacts of that would be if the model is adopted here in Europe. [...] [...] been thinking about the implication of the $99 unlimited packages hitting the US shops and what the impacts of that would be if the model is adopted here in Europe. [...]

]]> By: SMS Text News » Archives » Sprint Set To Challenge The Rest In Limbo? http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html/comment-page-1#comment-218064 SMS Text News » Archives » Sprint Set To Challenge The Rest In Limbo? Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html#comment-218064 [...] ranging from voice only to voice, data, and messaging, and in price between $99 and $150/month. I noted that this was a huge deal for the U.S. market, as the carriers have basically relegated themselves into dumb pipes, and that [...] [...] ranging from voice only to voice, data, and messaging, and in price between $99 and $150/month. I noted that this was a huge deal for the U.S. market, as the carriers have basically relegated themselves into dumb pipes, and that [...]

]]> By: Steve http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html/comment-page-1#comment-217978 Steve Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:55:43 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/02/us_carriers_become_dumb_pipes.html#comment-217978 Hmmmm.... and not a minute too soon. If it's really true ... Meantime, some bedtime reading, boys and girls -----> Who is ahead and who is behind on mobile telecoms http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2008/02/who-is-ahead-an.html Hmmmm…. and not a minute too soon.

If it’s really true …

Meantime, some bedtime reading, boys and girls —–>

Who is ahead and who is behind on mobile telecoms
http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2008/02/who-is-ahead-an.html

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